The Sitting Developer…

…is a software developer. He has been practicing meditation for thirty years. He started this site after having many conversations with other developers about meditation. In 2015 he spoke at a software development conference about meditation. He expected a small audience but attendees packed the room. The interest in meditation within the development community is what makes him think writing this blog is a worthwhile endeavor.

The Sitting Developer was first exposed to meditation while attending Guitar Craft seminars in 1987. He learned a basic sitting meditation from Robert Fripp the first night of a week-long seminar in West Virginia. The following year he lived in Cranborne England while doing a residential stint with Guitar Craft. Here he established a daily sitting practice with the support of fellow crafties.

In 1989 he moved to Minneapolis. He found his way to a drum circle led by percussionist and Zen priest, Marc Anderson. Marc encouraged him to take classes with Steve Hagen at Dharma Field. The Sitting Developer went through the four-year curriculum at Dharma Field and learned the Zen style of meditation called Zazen. This is the style of meditation he continues to practice today.

These days The Sitting Developer lives in Pennsylvania with his wife and two cats. 

His Blog…

…is all about meditation. He is not an expert in meditation and makes no claims to any kind of special insight or authority. Many of the blog entries share information he’s learned from others – or at least his interpretation of what they were trying to share with him.

This blog is a place of exploration. It's a place of sharing ideas. It’s for people trying to establish a meditation practice. It will help if you have a background in software development but that's not a requirement.

Don't take the ideas presented here at face value. Test them for yourself. See if they have value for you.

In the spirit of honesty - this blog is also a means for The Sitting Developer to help him stay consistent with his own meditation practice. It's easy for him to fall out of practice.

Just sit!